E.O. Smith Ranked Highly in Boys High School Soccer Poll

STORRS, CT — Defending Class LL champion Glastonbury was the top pick of coaches in the first high school poll of the 2018 regular season.

The Tomahawks received 11 of 14 first-place votes to lead the balloting in Classes LL/L. Farmington received the other three top votes.

E.O. Smith High School placed ninth in the weekly poll.

Here are the top 10 in Classes LL/L and M/S, plus all other schools receiving votes.

LL/L

1. Glastonbury
2. Farmington
3. Daniel Hand
4. Norwalk
5. Fairfield Prep
6. Guilford
7. Greenwich
8. Naugatuck
9. E.O. Smith
10. Staples

Also receiving votes: Ridgefield, Joel Barlow, Trumbull, Hall, Darien, East Hartford, Wethersfield, East Lyme, Shelton, Masuk, Wilton, South Windsor, Southington.

Coaches voting: Dan Woog, Staples; Chris Laughton, Norwalk; Mark Landers, Glastonbury; John Blomstrann, E.O. Smith; Dave Yanosy, Southington; Jim Lewicki, Wilton; Joe Mancini, Pomperaug; Artur Branco, Cheshire; Paul Winstanley, Joel Barlow; Zeke Seguro, Hall; Arnie Jandreau, Lyman Hall;vDave Zlatin, Avon; Tony Fernandes, Bethel; Dave Lavery,Brookfield;vVic Santos, Independent

M/S

1. Lewis Mills
2. Suffield
3. Ellington
4. Morgan
5. Stonington
6. (tie) Tolland
   6. (tie) Granby
   8. Old Saybrook
   9. Somers
   10. (tie) Litchfield
   10. (tie) Plainville

Also receiving votes: Notre Dame-Fairfield, Lyman Memorial, Plainfield, Immaculate, Coventry, East Windsor, East Catholic, Ledyard, Oxford, Bacon Academy, Nonnewaug, Valley Regional, Windham.

Coaches voting: Colin Delaney, Montville; Rob Andrulis, Litchfield; Dave Emery, Granby Memorial; Tim Brown, Plainville; Roy Gurnon, Ellington; Andy Campbell, Northwest Regional; Sam Barnes, Old Saybrook; Ben Kulas, Lewis Mills; Ryan Fabry, Lyman Memorial; Vic Santos, Independent; Gianni Perugini, Sacred Heart; Dave Lavery, Brookfield; Vito Caligiuri, Watertown; Paul deCastro, Stonington

Photo credit: Tim Jensen

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